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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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